Chapter 45 I drink it myself! The Third Princess's Secret Boudoir

“Bang!”

A crisp slap landed hard on He Zhaojun's cheek. Although she had turned her head to follow the Third Princess's hand to relieve some of the force, she was still dazzled by the blow.

The nearby palace servants, watching, knew it was a fight between the King of Hell and the little devils who were suffering, and they stood there trembling. Concubine Yue was so angry that she slammed the table and said, "Are you a rebel?! You're beating people up in Yongle Palace!"

The third princess said arrogantly, "If you don't give me a good reason today, I won't show mercy when I slap you!"

"...Does the Third Princess really want me to tell you? In my humble opinion, you should dismiss everyone else and just tell Concubine Yue." He Zhaojun advised kindly, neither humble nor arrogant.

The palace maids all lowered their heads. When they heard the words "dismiss everyone", they tiptoed to leave. Unexpectedly, the Third Princess snorted coldly: "Stop right there. You have to let them see what kind of person you are."

Concubine Yue was well-informed, having already learned the truth from Old Lady Bai, and was now furious. This Sanniang was truly ungrateful. He Zhaojun was trying to give her face, but she pressed on, "Zhaojun, didn't you hear? The Third Princess told you to speak, so just say it."

Now that Concubine Yue had spoken, He Zhaojun had no need to hide anything. She spoke calmly, though with a hint of grievance: "Old Lady Bai and I apprehended that person and found a packet of powdered medicine on her. Old Lady Bai said it was... an aphrodisiac."

The expression on the Third Princess's face changed from arrogance to disbelief. "How dare you! Why would I need that filthy thing?"

"Yes, yes, the princess is right. Old Lady Bai and I naturally didn't believe it, so we continued to inquire and learned that this was a secret medicine that the Third Princess's aunt had asked someone in the palace to find. She heard that you often drove your husband to the concubine's room, which led to your childlessness, so..."

Concubine Yue snorted coldly and waved her hand, asking the palace maids who were trembling and feeling that they would be silenced after knowing these things to retreat, and looked at the third princess coldly.

"Sanniang, what do you think? What will happen if you continue to press forward without understanding the cause and details of the incident?"

The third princess's face turned red and then pale with embarrassment. Wen Ziduan beside her was also restless for no reason. However, the inexperienced He Zhaojun had a calm expression and seemed not to care at all.

Concubine Yue glanced at her, her expression unbearable again: "Do you really think that Zhaojun didn't say anything because she did something wrong? She just wanted to save some face for the Yongle Palace! To save face for your mother, me, and you, the Third Princess!"

"A young girl who has just entered the palace to receive training would rather endure your bullying and beatings than publicize this matter. She understands the truth, but you still can't figure it out?" As she spoke, Concubine Yue threw the packet of medicine powder next to the third princess.

The Third Princess felt even more upset when she heard Concubine Yue praising He Zhaojun again. Her Aunt Jun's behavior was like telling everyone that she, the Third Princess, was immoral and jealous. How could Aunt Jun give her own bride an aphrodisiac? She might as well just stop giving those concubines the contraceptive soup!

Concubine Yue pressed her solar plexus with a headache and said, "You two should all think of a solution. I'm really upset."

The Third Prince listened from the side with a frown, feeling that his Third Sister's idea was wrong. "Confucius said that food and sex are human nature. The harmony of yin and yang is the true path for men and women. How could you refuse your husband? Wouldn't that be disrespectful to the Xuan family?"

He Zhaojun didn't say anything for a long time. She just picked up the bag of powder, picked up the teacup, poured some tea, and drank it in one gulp.

Ugh... With such a strong smell, it will definitely be discovered if I secretly put the medicine in!